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| membership |
| joined: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 23:48:19 GMT |
| members |
| Gregory J. Bennett - mult-instrumentalist, composer, producer, programmer / Tara Marion - lead & background vocals / Regina Pearl - lead & background vocals / Jerome Jackson - vocals |
| biography |
"THE FONKMASTERS
The Fonkmasters are award-winning innovators of funkafied electro urban grooves with smooth and acidjazz sensibilities. Gregory J. Bennett, founder and creative force behind Fonkmasters, surrounded himself with some talented vocalists, Regina Pearl & Tara Marion and saxophonist, Jerome Jackson to record and help bring his special brand of contemporary and old school funk to the masses. Among some of Fonkmasters most recent accomplishments, having a positive impact in this ever-changing entertainment industry have been the primary focus. Their entry into the mobile music industry has been successful, as they were able to license some of their master ringtones and sexytones to adult entertainment mobile companies under the name Vixen-Mobile. Some of Gregory’s instrumental tracks have been licensed to cable TV programming( i.e. most recently VH-1, MTV, The Food Network and E), music-on-hold applications and mobile games. His music can also be heard on the soundtrack of the highly anticipated film, ‘Cain and Abel’ of Mercury Rising Films. Gregory received the ‘Listen and Exchange Award’ for being one of the Top 10 indie producers in 2003.
After performing and touring with Chaka Khan as an opening act from the late 70’s to the early 80’s and now currently as a composer/producer, Gregory has taken everything from dance to pop, from Jazz to hiphop and melded all of these genres into a delightful synthesis of sensuous, seductive and provocative urban music gumbo (being from Louisiana).
Some of my early influences included; Parliament Funkadelic, Sly & The Family Stone, Kraftwerk, Rufus, Herbie Hancock, Grover Washngton, just to name a few.
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| location |
Louisiana-New Orleans
artists located in Louisiana-New Orleans
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| artist genre |
Funk
artists that sound like "Funk"
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| artist influences |
| Sly and The Family Stone, George Duke, Grover Washington, Stanley Clarke, Parliament/Funkadelic, just to name a few. |
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